older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in this way; thus; such; uh...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
had better ...; had better not ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be plump; to be chubby
form; shape; figure; visage
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top